Amethyst Blue
AK Interactive · Standard (3rd Gen) · AK11183
#332A47 · L*19.3 a*11.5 b*-16.6
The closest match to AK Interactive Amethyst Blue in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Amethyst Blue is a very dark, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Blue, ΔE 1.5. 19 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Amethyst Blue?
Vallejo Blue is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Amethyst Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Porsche Ultra Violet (ΔE 2.7) and Monument Vince Venturella Royal Purple (ΔE 3.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Amethyst Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Amethyst Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Blue Model Color 70.925 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Violet Model Color 70.960 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Ultra Violet Mr Paint - Car MRP-C041 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Burnt Metal Violet Mr Paint MRP-156 ΔE 4.1 · close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Vince Venturella Royal Purple Pro Signature Series S03 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Dark Purple Pro Acrylic Paints 035 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Amethyst Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Eggplant Acrylic Colors 2253 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Violet Pansy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2956 ΔE 4.0 · close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Royal Violet Colors 20594 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Purple Pansy Colors 21488 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Medium Violet Heavy Body 1572 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Dioxazine Purple Fluid 2150 ΔE 3.5 · close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Naggaroth Night Base ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Necron Abyss Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.9 · similar
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- C Indantherene Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 322 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 314 ΔE 4.4 · close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Purple Vanity Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Chancellor Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Broodmother Purple Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Terrestial Titan Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0 · close
Amethyst Blue equivalent in P3
- C Bad Bruise Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Royal Violet Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Amethyst Blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Eldandil Violet Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Violet Artist Range ΔE 8.0 · similar
Amethyst Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #3D3860 | Nightsky Indigo Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.0 |
| Humbrol | #483A5E | Gloss Purple Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #252B45 | Jasdf Deep Ocean Blue Mr Color | ΔE 6.2 |
| Arteza | #343A5C | Prussian Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Foundry | #473646 | Soviet Winter Brown Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #4F3350 | Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | ΔE 7.8 |
| Creature | #221B29 | Purple Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 8.0 |
| Italeri | #1E2C4F | Blue Angels Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.1 |
| Revell | #1F2D52 | Dark Blue Email Color - Silk | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #3B2E67 | Violeta Cobalto Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Tamiya | #1D2D53 | Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mig | #333542 | Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics | ΔE 9.6 |
| Tom Color | #041738 | Azul Oceano | ΔE 10.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3E373E | Dark Flesh Military Range | ΔE 10.7 |
| Warcolours | #423B43 | Brown 5 Layer paints | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mission Models | #122742 | USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 | ΔE 11.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #44307B | Phthalo Blu (Red Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 22.5 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- B Dark Violet -71- Figures ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Imperial Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Dark Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D WWI German Mauve Air ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Pla Sea Blue AFV ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Russian Blue Lights Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 10.5 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot